Quotes from Alexa Chung

I think the challenges that come with the responsibility of art directing something is something that appeals to me.

My art teacher told me I'd be suited to graphic design, but I just couldn't, because it was what my dad had done.

My image has swallowed me up! I've given so much out to this projected version of myself, but now I have to live up to this character that I don't even associate half the time.

I'd like to give anyone else a go at being scrutinised. Daily. It's not easy.

I think Maje typifies that French vibe where it's simple items that are very practical, very wearable but also, like, incredibly chic and expensive-looking.

Thank you, Jane Birkin, for providing me with infinite outfit ideas and the confidence to dress like a boy but act like a girl.

Music is my sport, and I'm the number-one athlete.

I grew up in a miniature village in the middle of the countryside in England, quite secluded from the outside world. I was always enamored by the fashion industry.

I play guitar a bit. I'm trying to learn drums - I feel like I can play violin. I've never tried, but I just feel like I can.

If I know something's expected of me, I won't wear it or do it. It just seems boring.